John
Comstock, founder of Liberty MillsPress Release
Event Date:
November 14, 2016
For further information contact
NM Historical Society Presents Pete Jones for
November Program
On Monday, November
14, the North Manchester Historical Society is pleased to host
popular historian Pete Jones for a program about John
Comstock, the founder of Liberty Mills.
The program will be held in the Assembly Room at Timbercrest Retirement
Center, 2201 East Street, at 6:40 p.m.
The program is open to the public at cost.
John Comstock was a commanding figure.
He bought land in Liberty Mills in 1836, and built a saw mill, grist
mill, distillery, general store, and carding mill.
He was elected Probate Judge of Wabash County and Representative to the
State Legislature. For many years,
Liberty Mills and North Manchester were rivals for prominence in the area.
Pete Jones taught for 38 years, most of that time teaching
American History, English and journalism at Manchester High School.
He retired in 1999. He
served on the board of the Wabash County Library for 25 years.
Currently on the board of the Wabash County Historical Museum, Jones
writes a weekly history column for the
Wabash Plain Dealer.
Jones is a well-regarded speaker and researcher whose
relaxed and interesting narrative style makes his historical research seem more
like a story, a “good yarn” that’s engaging and appealing.
Contact the North Manchester
Center for History at 260-982-0672, or
nmhistory@cinergymetro.net
for more information.
John
Comstock, founder of Liberty Mills